RT Article
T1 In or Out: Justice-Involved Women Characterization and Their Perceptions about Penal Sanctions
JF Women & criminal justice
VO 35
IS 4
SP 248
OP 265
A1 de Castro Rodrigues, Andreia
A1 Andrade, Joana
A1 Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa
A1 Cruz, Ana Rita
A1 Cunha, Olga
A2 Andrade, Joana
A2 Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa
A2 Cruz, Ana Rita
A2 Cunha, Olga
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1932042512
AB Women incarceration rates in Portugal are rising, nevertheless, noncustodial sanctions should be chosen, whenever possible. This paper aims to understand which women are being sentenced to noncustodial sanctions and which are not, and what they think about their penalty, considering that the penalties’ effectiveness is linked to how they are experienced. A self-report questionnaire was administered to 152 Portuguese women serving custodial and non-custodial sentences. Results demonstrated that women were not spared from prison, regardless of their parental and marital situation and whether or not this was their first penalty or if it was a nonviolent crime conviction. The women generally considered their sentences to be unfair, and rehabilitation was not considered the purpose guiding judges’ sentencing decisions. Implications for the rehabilitation of justice-involved women are discussed since these perceptions might compromise their adherence to the penalties and minimize its effectiveness.
K1 sociodemographic and juridic characterization
K1 perceptions about penal sanctions
K1 non-custodial penalties
K1 justice-involved women
K1 Custodial penalties
DO 10.1080/08974454.2022.2126743